Santa Fe, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 64,099 jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,486 employed persons for the month. Santa Fe added 399 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 344 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Fe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,099	+399	+799
CPS	71,486	-344	+1,929

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Santa Fe as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Santa Fe, New Mexico

CES employment for Santa Fe peaked in September 2007 at 67,700. Since then 3,600 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,200 in November 2009, Santa Fe has gained 2,899 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 76,115 for Santa Fe in January 2007. 4,629 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe since then according to the household survey. From a August 2014 low of 68,060, Santa Fe has added 3,426 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	64,099	399	71,486	-344
September 2018	63,700	0	71,830	-94
August 2018	63,700	-300	71,924	-150
July 2018	64,000	100	72,074	496
June 2018	63,900	100	71,578	440
May 2018	63,800	200	71,138	201
April 2018	63,600	-200	70,937	656
March 2018	63,800	0	70,281	81
February 2018	63,800	700	70,200	266
January 2018	63,100	400	69,934	742
December 2017	62,700	-700	69,192	-105
November 2017	63,400	100	69,297	-260